[AT] Sickle Mower Question

[Cecil Bearden]

If you do not have the rivet vise, you can remove the gaurd, 2 bolts, 
and  usually do this even with the rivet vise, put a hyd jack under the 
bottom of the rivet.  Maybe use a parge piece of heavy metal between the 
jack and the rivet, I keep a piece of Drawbar I cut off in my truck, 
jack up the jack until it is snug, cut off the rivet with a chisel and 
punch oout the rivet.  install new section the same way using the 
support of the jack and bar to hold the rivet while peening.  I have 
done this operation on a combine in the field in 10 minutes.  Of course 
that was 25 years ago also...

Cecil in OKla

Mike Sloane wrote:
> Valu-Bilt <www.valu-bilt.com> carries them as their order number 
> T55-0584, but what I paid $30 for 25 years ago is now going for $90! 
> They call it "Combination Rivet Vise", and I have little doubt that you 
> could find them elsewhere. Valu-Bilt also carries repair kits for both 
> the setting tool and the knock-out punch, so if you find one used and 
> worn out, you can buy reasonably priced parts to put it back into 
> working order.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Dick Day wrote:
>> Mike, that is so cool!  One tool does it all.  Do they still make these? 
>> TSC? Harbor Freight?
>>
> 
>> From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 7:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Sickle Mower Question
>>
>>
>> If you go to
>> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/tools__equipment/rivettoolforsickleb.html>
>> you can see the tool that I use for dealing with sickle bar sections.
>> The nice things about it are that 1. you can use it without removing the
>>   whole bar, 2. it removes the old rivets easily and cleanly, 3. and it
>> does an excellent job of setting the new rivets very quickly.
>>
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